What is CVE-2023-28344?

CVE-2023-28344 is a high-severity vulnerability in Faronics Insight, classified under Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2023-05-31.

How severe is CVE-2023-28344?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Faronics Insight

CVE-2023-28344

An issue was discovered in Faronics Insight 10.0.19045 on Windows. The Insight Teacher Console application allows unauthenticated attackers to view constantly updated screenshots of student desktops and to submit falsified screenshots on behalf of students. Attackers are able to view screenshots of student desktops without their consent. These screenshots may potentially contain sensitive/personal data. Attackers can also rapidly submit falsified images, hiding the actual contents of student desktops from the Teacher Console.

Published 2023-05-31 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (58.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 58.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Faronics Insight — versions 10.0.19045
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

research.nccgroup.com/ (Third Party Advisory)
research.nccgroup.com/2023/05/30/technical-advisory-multiple-vulnerabilities-in… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes, Mitigation)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-28344?: CVE-2023-28344 is a high-severity vulnerability in Faronics Insight, classified under Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2023-05-31.
How severe is CVE-2023-28344?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.